Archives for June 2010

Northamptonshire County Council are looking for organisations for a range of construction and facilities management opportunities.

An event open to all interested parties explaining the new contract bidding system, what opportunities are available, and how best to tender for them.

Procurement, Property, and Finance representatives will be on hand to discuss contract opportunities in all aspects of building and property maintenance, professional and technical consultancy, architectural services, quantity surveying, mechanical and electrical design, and many others.

Event 1 Date: Tuesday 13th July 2010

Time: 10:00 – 14:00

Venue: Kettering Conference Centre

Thurston Drive, Kettering, NN15 6PB

Event 2 Date: Thursday 15th July 2010

Time: 10:00 – 14:00

The Saints Rugby Football Club

Northampton Saints RFC

Franklin’s Gardens

Weedon Road

Northampton, NN5 5BG

Book a place by calling 01604 236940, or to register your interest click here

This event is not being run by Ocurem, and therefore Ocurem are not responsible for this event

BusinessLink and Dorset County Council invite you to this free event to take you through how the Council (Dorset Procurement) purchases goods, services and works, and how your organisation can become a supplier.

The event is being held at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1QU
For further information click here

This free event is open to all SMEs and Social Enterprises in Dorset. To book please telephone 0845 0707 747 or email events@businesslinksw.co.uk
This event is not being run by Ocurem, and therefore Ocurem are not responsible for this event.

More than 130 local businesses are now one step ahead of their competitors in securing public sector contracts, after attending the latest Supply Lambeth event on Tuesday 11 May at the Brit Oval in Vauxhall.

Organised by Business to Business on behalf of Lambeth Council, the Meet the Buyer event gave local firms the perfect opportunity to find out more about what it takes to win contracts in the public sector.

The event gave businesses a chance to meet face-to-face with more than 20 major local buyers from a variety of sectors including facilities management, construction and catering.

Head of Procurement at Lambeth Council, Sally Leigh, introduced the event and highlighted the current political situation and emphasized the council’s continuing need for responsible procurement and value for money.

Both buyers and suppliers who attended were able to network and secure future contracts.

Following on from the event Lambeth Council will be tracking businesses who attended the event to monitor their progress securing future tenders with the council.

“This is our second year of this Supply Lambeth event and I think this is a great opportunity to make introductions to people you wouldn’t usually meet. We attended the Supply Lambeth event last year and are now tendering for half a million pounds worth of business – as a direct result of attending the Meet the Buyer.”

John Berry, Operations Manager at Interserve, who attended the event as a buyer said:

“We’ve met several small suppliers today that we will possibly use, for example a local cleaning company. Usually we would use a national company because we don’t know any local suppliers. This event enables us to find out who the local suppliers are, and use them instead.”

Gail Rowe, Lambeth Council Enterprise Manager said;

“For the third year running we were pleased to see such a high turn out at this Supply Lambeth event. It has proved very successful in providing businesses with both networking opportunities, business support services and opportunities to win public sectors contracts for our local businesses.”

The council supports and encourages local businesses to work with the council. For more information Click here

The New South Glasgow Hospitals Project is the largest design and construction project in Scotland. Scheduled for completion in 2015, the contractors are committed to maximise the use of local resources and organisations within Glasgow to deliver this prestigious £670 million project.

Glasgow South West Regeneration Agency (GSWRA) are hosting a Meet The Buyer event on Tuesday 22nd June in Orkney Street to give local businesses access to the contractors. If you are a Social Enterprise or Small and Medium Enterprise and are interested in working on the New South Glasgow Hospital and would like to attend the event, please click here